§ 520-a. Certain credit and debit card transaction forms required. 1.\nAny person, firm, partnership, association or corporation which issues\nforms used for credit or debit card transactions between the credit card\nor debit card holder and seller, shall only issue such credit or debit\ncard forms, except for such forms utilized for a special purpose\nincidental but related to the actual purchase and sale agreement\nincluding but not limited to shipping, delivery or installment of\npurchased merchandise or special orders, which:\n a. are carbonless; or\n b. after the transaction is complete, do not render a separate piece\nof paper, carbon or otherwise, which readily identifies the cardholder\nby name or number, other than those necessary for use by the seller,\ncredit or debit card holder and issuer to complete the credit or debit\ncard transaction.\n 2. Any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation which\naccepts credit or debit cards used for credit or debit card transactions\nbetween the credit card or debit card holder and seller, shall only use\ncredit or debit card forms except for such forms utilized for a special\npurpose incidental but related to the actual purchase and sale agreement\nincluding but not limited to shipping, delivery or installment of\npurchased merchandise or special orders, which:\n a. are carbonless; or\n b. after the transaction is complete, do not render a separate piece\nof paper, carbon or otherwise, which readily identifies the cardholder\nby name or number, other than those necessary for use by the seller,\ncredit card or debit card holder and issuer to complete the credit or\ndebit card transaction. No person, firm, partnership, association or\ncorporation which accepts credit or debit cards for the transaction of\nbusiness shall be deemed to have violated the provisions of this\nsubdivision, if such person, firm, partnership, association or\ncorporation shows by a preponderance of evidence that the violation was\nnot intentional and resulted from bona fide error made notwithstanding\nthe maintenance of procedures reasonably adopted to avoid any such\nerror.\n 3. No person, firm, partnership or corporation which accepts credit or\ndebit cards for the transaction of business shall require the credit or\ndebit card holder to write on the credit or debit card transaction form,\nnor shall it write or cause to be written on such form or on any\nattachment thereto, any personal identification information, including\nbut not limited to the credit or debit card holder's address or\ntelephone number, that is not required by the credit or debit card\nissuer to complete the credit or debit card transaction; provided,\nhowever, that the credit or debit card holder's address and telephone\nnumber may be required on such form or attachment thereto where (i) such\ninformation is necessary for shipping, delivery or installation of\npurchased merchandise or for special orders; or (ii) the person, firm,\npartnership or corporation processes credit or debit card transactions\nby mailing transaction forms to a designated bankcard center for\nsettlement.\n 4. No person, firm, partnership, association or corporation which\naccepts a personal check, gift certificate, traveler's check or money\norder in payment for goods or services used or bought for use primarily\nfor personal, family or household purposes, and which as a condition of\nsuch acceptance requires that the check drawer or redeemer of the gift\ncertificate, traveler's check or money order provide a credit or charge\ncard, shall record on such check, gift certificate, traveler's check or\nmoney order or elsewhere, the card account number. Nothing in this\nsubdivision shall be construed to prohibit any person, firm,\npartnership, association or corporation, as a condition for the\nacceptance of a check, gift certificate, traveler's check or money order\nin payment for goods or services from: (i) requesting a purchaser to\ndisplay a c
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